Fortra BoKS Server Agent adjoin machine-account password generation vulnerability

FI-2026-018 - Fortra BoKS Server Agent adjoin machine-account password generation vulnerability

Severity
Medium
Published Date
01-Oct-2026
Updated Date
01-Oct-2026
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-9864
 
Notes
Description

Fortra BoKS Server Agent contains a predictable password generation vulnerability in the adjoin utility. Machine-account passwords generated during Active Directory join or password renewal operations may have significantly less entropy than intended, making them more susceptible to prediction by an attacker who can estimate when the password was generated.

 

Vulnerabilities

 
Fortra BoKS Server Agent adjoin machine-account password generation vulnerability
Severity
Medium
CVE
CVE-2026-9864
CWE
CWE-338:Use of cryptographically weak Pseudo-Random number generator (PRNG)
Discovery Date
01-Jun-2026
CSSv3.1
4.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products
Vulnerability Notes
References